Stairway To The Stars

The Story Of The World'slargest Observatory

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By Barry Parker

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The author combines “the history of Mauna Kea, the Hawaiian 13,795-foot-high site of nine telescopes, with vignettes of the astronomers who work there. . . . Stories concerning political, environmental, and scientific battles are . . . [included with] descriptions of telescope construction and use.” (Choice).
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On Sale
Aug 2, 2001
Page Count
360 pages
Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-13
9780738205786

Barry Parker

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Barry Parker, Ph.D, is an award-winning science writer and the author of eleven highly acclaimed books in popular science, including Alien Life, Cosmic Time Travel, Einstein’s Dream, and Einstein’s Brainchild.

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